On the island of Aphrodite.
November 2010.

Paphos.

Archaeological Park -Museum.

At the entrance to an archaeological park.

Familiarity with the museum starts with the coffee.

Fragment of floor mosaics in the Villa of Dionysos.
Paphos mosaics were discovered in 1962. They belong to
3 th century. In the ensuing twenty years' excavations, archaeologists found fragments of four buildings of that time, three of which are open for inspection - the so-called Villa of Dionysos, Theseus and Aion. The buildings are not preserved, but preserved mosaics.

The ruins of the Byzantine castle Forty columns. It dates back 7 th century and was built to protect the city and harbor from Arabs. By the middle of the XIII century. He was finally destroyed by enemy attacks and earthquakes.

The ruins of the Villa of Theseus.

Odeon. Built by the Romans in the 2 th century. Currently in the summer months Odeon festivals and theatrical performances.

Near The Panagia Chrysopolitissa church.Place whipping of St. Paul.

The church itself was built in the XIII century on the site of the ancient basilica, parts of which are visible now. Here, according to legend, in the I century AD, the Romans tortured with a whip tied to a pillar of the Apostle Paul.
In the photo , this column is to the left (--->).